B$Z: etnies Launches Talent Scout Artist Series

Today,
etnies is proud to announce the Talent Scout Artist series. The collaborative
series serves as a platform and provides exposure to select artists from
diverse backgrounds and genres. etnies teamed up with artists EWOK, Jim
Houser, Juan Travieso, LURK, Nathan Kostechko, and Nicomi Nix Turner to design
a Scout colorway and three t-shirts to compliment the shoe.

The six
shoes in the etnies Talent Scout Artist series are featured above. Each
collaboration represents the artists’ style, inspiration and heritage.
The LURK shoe will drop today, and the rest will deliver according to the
schedule below:

The Talent
Scout series will be available online at etnies.com and at finer retailers
around the world.

Russ
Morland, also known as LURK, will be the first release of the series. He has
drawn inspiration from skateboard design and heavy metal albums throughout the
years. Aside from his traditional and digital paintings of Lurks, Russ owns
Electric Umbrella Tattoo and an Art gallery. The inspiration behind his etnies
Scout stemmed from his Lurklandia landscapes and upon the principle that less
is more. Morland’s clean line work on the dark Scout silhouette will require a
second look to understand each hidden message on the shoe.